Rane appeals to Marathas to end agitation

ST Correspondent

Saturday, 28 July 2018

Mumbai: Ex-chief minister Narayan Rane came forward to pacify the Maratha agitators and appealed to all of them to stop the agitation after he had a meeting with Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis late night on Thursday.

Rane said that the agitation should be stopped and as soon as the agitation ends, the government will think over the issue.

He further said that the agitators should not stretch the issue for long, as it won’t be beneficial for the community and the State as well.

Mumbai: Ex-chief minister Narayan Rane came forward to pacify the Maratha agitators and appealed to all of them to stop the agitation after he had a meeting with Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis late night on Thursday.

Rane said that the agitation should be stopped and as soon as the agitation ends, the government will think over the issue.

He further said that the agitators should not stretch the issue for long, as it won’t be beneficial for the community and the State as well.

“The violence is taking the State backward. The government as well as the common man have to face the losses,” he said.

“I prepared a plan of 69 per cent reservation for the Maratha community on the lines of Tamil Nadu. The reservation is possible according to Article 15 and 16 of the Constitution,” he further said.